Railroad tie



U. 0. LONG RAILROAD TIE Nov. 5, 1940.

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Patented Nov. 5, 1940 mssurn 22 ,m 29 1941.

RAILROAD TIE Uriah 0. Long, Alhambra, Calif.

Application March 11, 1939, Serial No. 261,325

1 Claim.

My invention relates to railroad ties and more particularly to moldedrailroad ties composed of plastic material such as concrete or the like.

An object of my invention is to provide an improved molded railroad tie.

to A further object is to provide such a tie combined with novel railfastening means, wherein said rail fastening means is housed within saidtie.

A still further object is to provide a combined l5 railroad tie and railfastening means and including actuating means for said fastening means.

A further object is to provide a combined railroad tie, movable railfastening means housed in said tie, actuating means for said railfastening means, and locking means for locking said rail fastening in anoperative position.

A further object is to provide a combined railroad tie and railfastening means housed therein, said fastening means being movable intoand out of a rail fastening position, actuating means for said railfastening means, and means for protecting said rail fastening meansagainst the weather.

A further object is to provide novel means for attaching a railroad railto a railroad tie.

A further object is to provide novel means for attaching a railroad railto a tie and a housing for said attaching means.

Other objects and advantages reside in the parti-structure of myinvention, combination and arrangement of the several parts, and in theparticular mode of operation,-all of which will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art upon reference to the detailed description tofollow in connection with the drawings forming a part of thisspecification.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a partial elevation of my improved tie applied to a pair ofrails;

5 Figure 2 is an enlarged partial plan thereof with the tie outlined inbroken lines for clarity;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken substantially on theline 3-3 of Figure '2;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical section taken substantially on theline 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section of substantiallythe same plane as Figure 4 and showing the rail fastening means;

Figure 6 is a generally horizontal section taken on line 6--6 of Figure5;

Figure 7 is a transverse vertical section taken substantially on theline 'i--l of Figure 5; and

Figure 8 is transverse vertical section taken on the line 8-8 of Figure3. I I

In the drawings, wherein like reference char- "'3 acters have been usedthroughout the several views to designate like parts, it designatesgenerally my improved tie having rails l I applied thereto. The bottomof the central portion of the tie H] may be recessed as at I00. and the'i0 sides thereof recessed as at iilb (Fig. 2). The recesses Illa and10b reduce the weight and thereby the cost of the tie. Moreover, thebottom recess lilo serves as means for preventing the endwise sliding ofthe tie on the ballast. The rail supporting zones of the tie 10 may beraised slightly above the upper surface, as at lilo, to provideadditional strength. Moreover, the raised. portion Illc facilitates theoperation of the clamping means, as will appear later. Referring 21)particularly in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 8 it will be seen that the tie Hi issuitably reinforced inwardly thereof by a plurality of longitudinallyextending reinforcing members l2, l3, [2a, [3a, and M. The reinforcingmembers l4 may be termed the 25 lower reinforcing members and extendfrom end to end of the tie adjacent the lower surface thereof. Thecentral portions of the members l4 may be offset upwardly as at Ma. toconform to the contour of the lower surface of the tie '30 HI where theoffset Illa occurs. The ends of the members M may be suitably formed asof Mb to anchor them firmly in the tie I0.

The upper reinforcing members l2, 12a, l3 and l3a are embedded in thetie H adjacent the upper *35 surface thereof. Their ends 12b and l3b maybe formed to anchor them in the tie H1. The reinforcing members l3 arepositioned centrally of the tie adjacent the upper surface thereof andextend inwardly from a point near the end of Z0 the tie to a point inthe region of the rail supporting zone of the tie. The reinforcingmembers l2 lie upon either side of the members I3 in the same horizontalplane and extend inwardly from the end of the tie substantially the 45same distance as the latter members. The inner ends of the members I2are downwardly turned as at H and secured to the outer legs of anA-shaped member I8.

The ends ll of the members i2 are secured to 5 the legs of the member I8in any suitable manner as by rivets, welding, or the like. The member l8has a flat apex and supports thereon a tie plate 23, to be describedlater. The legs of the member I8 are connected by a horizontal brace 55vertically downwardly bent portions l5 and horizontally bent terminalportions l5c in alignment with the portions |5b of the members l3a.

The corresponding upper and lower longitudinal reinforcing members areinteriorly braced and fastened together by a plurality of diagonal trussmembers 2| and 2Ia as shown orinany other suitable manner. The entirereinforcing assembly is suitably further braced and bound together by aplurality of transversely arranged hoop-like reinforcing members l9 and20 which are arranged in spaced relationship throughout the length ofthe tie I0 and which surround the longitudinally extending reinforcingmeans. The entire assembly is connected together into an integral unitby any suitable attaching means such as rivets, welding, or the like.

Referring particularly to Figures 4, 5, 6, and 7, it will be seen thatthe aligned ends I50 and b of the members I3a and I3 are connectedtogether by a horizontally disposed portion of a trussmember IS. Theportions I5, I50, I6, I51) and [5a comprise the ends and bottom of asubstantially U-shaped housing, in which is mounted the rail fasteningmeans. The sides of the housing are closed by a pair of plates 30 whichare connected together by rivets or bolts 3| and which are maintained inspaced relationship by sleeves 32 on the shanks of rivets or bolts 3|.The plates 30 may be outwardly flared as at 30a at one end of thehousing to provide additional space for the mounting within the housingof a nut 28 which may be secured on the inside of 5 35 in the housing.One end 36 of the member 35 extends outwardly of the plate 23 through aslotlike opening 26 therein. The end 36 of the member 35 is formed toprovide hook-like means for engaging the flange of the rail II to securethe same to the tie plate 23. A portion of the tie plate 23 opposite theslot 26 is formed to provide a raised abutment 40 against which theopposite edge of the flange of the rail l l is adapted to bear. Theopening 26 in the plate 23 is slightly wider than the thickness of themember 35 and is filled with caulking compound or other sealing means 21to prevent the entrance of moisture into the interior of the housing.The

member opposite end 31 of the fastening member 35 is elongated andextends below the rail ll toward the outer end of the tie and its upperedge provides a bearing surface for the inner end of a bolt 29. The bolt29 extends through the diagonal portion 23a of the plate 23 and isthreaded in the nut 28. The head of the bolt 29 abuts in final positionagainst a boss 24 formed on the plate surface 23a. By providing theraised rail supporting portion Iflc, the bolt 29 may extend diagonallydownward but, at the same time, the head thereof is positioned above thetie surface where it is readily accessible at all times. Thus the railcan be removed without disturbing the ballast in which the tie is setand without the use of special tools. A bolt-key 25 is formed on theboss 24 and engages the head of the bolt 29 to lock the same in apredetermined position. As is apparent from Figure 5, the shape andcenter of gravity of the fastening member 35 is such that it normallytends to drop within the housing into an inoperative position, howeverthe end 31 of fastener 35 is engageable by the inner end of the bolt 29to move the toe or hook 36, outwardly of the housing into a railengaging position. The rail plate 23 is suitably secured to thereinforcing frame assembly in any suitable manner as by rivets, bolts,welding or the like and one side of each plate 23 may be further held inplace by a bar 22. The bars 22 extend transversely of the tie I0 andoutwardly thereof to provide hand holds or means for attaching the tiesto a hoisting sling or other lifting means.

While I have shown and described what is now thought to be the preferredform of my invention, yet it is obvious that the same is susceptible ofother forms and embodiments. I do not, therefore, wish to limit myselfto the precise structure shown and described except as hereinafterclaimed.

I claim:

In a device for clamping a railroad rail to a tie, including a housingformed in the upper surface of the tie and a swingable clamp supportedin said housing for swingably engaging and releasing a rail; a platecovering said housing and having base portions flatly engaging said tie,a parallel upwardly offset portion between said base portions, andinclined portions connecting said base and offset portions, said ofisetportion providing a rail supporting zone adjacent one of said inclinedportions, a boss formed on said last named inclined portion adjacentsaid rail supporting zone, a slot formed through said offset portionadjacent the other inclined portion, said clamp comprising a bell crankswingably mounted in said housing and having one arm providing railclamping means extensible through said slot, the other arm of said crankbeing downwardly inclined below said rail supporting zone, a screw boltthreaded through said boss and its inclined portion of said plate, saidbolt extending diagonally downward into said housing below said railsupporting zone with its inner end converging with and bearing on saidsecond arm of said crank to comprise actuating means for said crank.

URIAH 0. LONG.

